Yes i know he hit Sam shoulder first but the intent was there

What i really want to know what was said on the half way line right before it?

The ref said 'It come off the shoulder,but i dont like the conversation at the half way line then we get that then first run'

Personally, I thought the Bradford fans did themselves no favours with the amount of applause they gave Sykes for that tackle. Fair play to them for being the few who still bother to go & support their team, but standing up to applaud a high tackle smacks of desperation at best.

Ban him. Cheat.

I'm at work so can't check but who had scored the try just before that as it was from a kick off, if it was one of Sam's tries the Bradford players may have been whinging about Sam goading Kearney as he was running to the line. The fans are having a good old whinge about it so maybe the players were as well (although I'm not sure why as the try scorer looking back at the chaser and a bit of goading goes on all the time)

Just thought i'd add that was awesome when Paaaat mugged him in the air

The Bradford fans were a disgrace (all 33 of them!) to jump around and applaud a high tackle is a disgrace although its something I have come to expect from all the sheep botherers! Plus its just more and more confirmation just how much these teams fear Sam

The highlight for me was during all the pushing and shoving after the High tackle that young lad (Bateman I think) was saying something or doing something to Lockers and the look that Lockers gave him was pure gold!

That try was after the tackle

It was Charnley's first try in the corner only thing what happened was Raynor took Goulding out late

Right, I wasn't sure. I honestly cannot think of what could have happened or was said. You can hear Thaler talking but only just as Phil Clarke is prattling on about something over the top. I can only assume something was said about Sam and Thaler took it that it was premeditated.


O/T You going watching the Sharks today pal? I can't make it as I'm at a wedding

Tackle looked worse than it was. it was right in front of me and my initial thought was he'd gone in to do him and should be sent off. When watching the replay you can see he started on the shoulder first. He went in to do Sam but couldn't even get that right. Fair play to Sam for popping straight back up.

Yeah couldn't see anything said the Bradford players were near the sticks

Yeah Pats 2nd team away Neds playing for them aswell he will get some stick today

Sam popped straight back up? You mean after he milked it, even the ref said to him that he had gone down like he had been shot.

Tackle started at chest height but did go high, you see much worse every game but a penalty was a fair call.

Didn't realise Ned had left, ha ha, he's gonna get slaughtered me thinks!

He hit his shoulder not chest watch it again, like i said in my op the intent was there

What Thaler said was laughable. Sam did everything he could to get back up and carry on playing!!

What did Thaler say?

There was no intent, just a little high in the tackle, nothing malicious at all, Sykes is not that sort of player.

That Sam was rolling around on the floor like he'd been shot

Commented on how Sam fell to the floor as if he had been shot. To be fair to Sam he got right back up after the tackle and didn't try to milk it. So I dont know what Thaler was on about.

Apart from that though I thought the ref had a good game yesterday, showed some pace to keep up with Charnley in his 2nd try and even got stuck in to split up Hock and Elima :Lol:

He got right back up and tried to carry on playing until Thaler stopped play!....

I seem to remember a few bugs crawled out of their woodwork back when they were Grand Finalists as well.

The second year they beat us at OT, my wife and I were on a tram afterwards with a shed-load of them and - to my surprise actually - they were far and away the most loutish, ignorant and intimidating bunch of RL fans I've ever had the misfortune to encounter. The bad old days at Leigh and Warrington had nothing on that bunch. Thanks to that experience, I feel no regret whatsoever that they've slipped to oblivion.

Just emphasises what a sad club the self proclaimed "Peoples Club" have become. No wonder they can't attract a half decent crowd to the Landfill stadium

Only you lot of arrogant know it alls and Leeds will avarage more than Bradford at home this season!

O'Loughlins was worse.

Not much in it for me!

Hit ball/shoulder and went up! Looked worse because Sam and Sykes were at full pelt. Penalty given and ref got it right no need for a card, would be suprised if he was banned. Slow mo made it look worse

Has for the Fans clapping and cheering, well thats upto them they didnt really have much to cheer!